There's often no better way than to start off the New Year than with a fresh, hot off the press magazine and the budding excitement of Spring aroudn the corner! In this edition, we have been working closely with the wonderful Pinkfresh Studio to create a striking all-occasion stamp and die set for you crafters!

We love butterflies and florals and can't ever get enough of them so we were thrilled with the end result and we hope you are too! Of course our designers were delighted to get their crafting hands on the set and made an absolutely staggering range of projects in the process. These inspirational ideas will be sure to get you in the Butterfly Floral mood, whether it's Nicky's inky creations on page 9, Katie's contemporary mixed-media designs on page 30 or Sarah’s stunning off-the-page creations over on page 60, we’ve definitely got all of the expert advice and inspiration you need to get started.

Here's a little look at several creations from each, there's some brilliant Mother's Day ideas too!

There's so much to look forward to this year including brand-new releases, to really help you kick-start 2023, in style and spend any leftover Christmas money!

We have a new launch from Simply Made Crafts that celebrates The Special Days (page 17), elegant florals from Pinkfresh Studio (page 54), and innovative releases from IndigoBlu (page 56).

Here's the new release from Simply Made Crafts - find it on Craftstash:

Beautiful cards!!

This month's masterclass is a super-fun technique to help you create background shakers that are bound to impress your recipients. Jessica Rourke is on hand over on page 42 to guide us through this process with her in-depth step-by-step guides.

Now for the moment you've all been waiting for! Cardmaker of the Year is back! We have an incredible line-up of brands that are offering you a plethora of stash-busting prizes that will have you crafting like mad for years to come!

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Some of the brands for this annual competition include, Lawn Fawn, Sentimentally Yours, Hunkydory, Colorado Craft Company, STABILO, Stamps By Me, Creative Expressions, Chloe Creative Cards and so many more!

The overall prize total is £21,000 this year and four winners will have the opportunity to win their share and a spot on our design team!

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